LEP welcomes new Chair
The Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership has officially announced its new Chair - Grahame Nix, former Chief Operating Officer of Marshall Aerospace and local businessman, who has been appointed as Chair of the LEP to lead forward its work.
World-renowned astrophysicist to join Cavendish Laboratory
One of Europe’s top experts on exoplanets, planets located beyond the Solar System, will be joining Cambridge University’s Department of Physics. The world-leading astrophysicist Professor Didier Queloz has been appointed to the post of Professor of Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory.
Xaar recruits China Glaze as first ceramics Ink Partner in Asia
Xaar, the leader in digital ceramic printing technology, is pleased to announce that China Glaze Company Ltd, Taiwan, has been recruited as its first Asian Ink Partner with specific focus on the ceramics sector. Xaar is now working closely with China Glaze to optimise the performance of its digital ceramic inks with the Xaar 1001 printhead.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance report backed by CambridgeIP research
A new report from energy and water industry research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance finds that technology innovation targeted toward waste water treatment from shale gas operations has escalated rapidly, with more than 300 patents filed in 2011 alone.
SDC Systems to distribute Timesys’ LinuxLink embedded Linux solution
Embedded systems tools and technology supplier SDC Systems has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Timesys, a leading provider of commercial Linux solutions for the embedded sector.
How do people recognise an opportunity that is worth pursuing?
How do people recognise an opportunity that is worth pursuing? This key question for entrepreneurs will be explored at the first Enterprise Tuesday session of the 2012/2013 series through a live example – Eight19 - the plastic solar technology University spin-out co-founded by Prof Sir Richard Friend.
Pure Resourcing Solutions celebrates 10 successful years in business
Recruitment consultancy Pure Resourcing Solutions is celebrating a decade in business which has seen it become the recruitment partner of choice for hundreds of leading businesses in the Eastern region.
Tier 2 creates dedicated JBoss Middleware Consultancy Practice
Tier 2 have created a new Middleware Consultancy Practice with the prediction that demand for 'paid for' Open Source Software will increase over the next few years.
Cambridge & Counties Bank launches residential investment lending
The new Cambridge & Counties Residential Investment Loan will have rates starting from 4.50% (plus Bank of England Base Rate) and will be a secured long-term lending product of up to 25 years (minimum 3 year term).
Travellers warned about antimalarial drug shortage
A shortage of the antimalarial drug Malarone has been reported, says The Travel Clinic Ltd, Cambridge.
Cost effective cutouts to help fight crime
Creative Solutions provided Newport Business Association [NBA] with a cost-effective way of cutting crime: cut-out-cops to deter crime and reduce shoplifting.
Abcodia named as finalist in the Startups Awards 2012
Biomarker validation and cancer screening company Abcodia is among the finalists in three different categories for the Startups Awards 2012 .
New Communications Manager joins Onespacemedia
Nicky Hughes joins Onespacemedia as Communications Manager.
Bring your own disaster!
James Easton, Pre-Sales Consultant at Real Status, warns that BYOD (bring your own devices) is still a risk for company data and reputation.
Pebble Bay to exhibit at Freescale TechDay design event
Pebble Bay have announced that they will be exhibiting at Freescale's UK TechDay on 5th December in Milton Keynes.
Goodbye Colin Grant
Phillips Profile would like to say goodbye and thank you to Colin Grant. After 41 years in journalism, Colin retired last week from his post as editorial director of Iliffe News & Media East, the parent company of The Cambridge News.
Leveraging existing partnerships: The key to higher growth ?
Any business, regardless of its size and position on the growth cycle, will have found the going tough over the past few years. The introduction of Social Media being yet another weapon in the sales toolbox, has in some instances fed an instinct to become a trawler in the market, fishing for all probability of success rather than focusing some easier catches closer to shore; your existing…
4G finally arrives (well sort of)
The launch of 4G this week means that live event streaming can go truly mobile and break free of ridiculous high hotel and venue charges and stream directly to the world via the shiny new 4G network.
CSR unveils advanced Bluetooth® and audio solution for automotive infotainment
Telematics Munich 2012, Munich, Germany: CSR plc (LSE: CSR; NASDAQ: CSRE) has debuted the CSR8350™, a highly integrated Bluetooth® 4.0 stereo audio solution for in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems that brings superior aptX® Bluetooth stereo audio quality to the automotive market for the first time.
Rapid expansion continues at intellectual property firm’s Cambridge office
Mathys & Squire, a law firm specialising in intellectual property, has boosted the strength of its fast-growing Cambridge office with the appointment of physics and materials science specialist, Dr James Pitchford.
The role of stem cells in developing new drugs
The Cambridge team which developed a method to generate liver cells from skin cells has formed a new company to supply stem cell products to the drug discovery and regenerative medicine sectors.
La Playa announces 15% discount on new directors and officers policies
Protect your board and management team from personal financial risk. Specialist sci-tech broker La Playa is offering 15% off all new Directors and Officers (D&O) policies quoted throughout the months of November and December, following the sharp rise in legal disputes involving company directors.
Somersault Video Productions cover conference at Domino headquarters
The Somersault production team were recently dispatched to cover a confererence for leading industrial printing company, Domino. The company has a global reputation for the development and manufacture of coding, marking and printing technologies and is based in Bar Hill.
The Cambridge Wordfest Winter Festival is back next month
The Cambridge Wordfest Winter Festival takes place on on 23-25 November...and it's bigger than ever, with a vibrant and varied programme of literary treats.
Deltek Vision 7 helps professional services firms to achieve greater business performance
Deltek Vision 7 provides professional services firms with greater visibility into resources and projects, tighter control over critical processes and deeper insight into business performance